Donald Trump Inserts Himself Into Mosque Controversy

Donald Trump, whose well-known moniker is on everything from buildings to vodka, has offered up some of his fortune to restore peace in New York City. He’s willing to buy out Hisham Elzanaty, identified as one of eight investors behind the controversial 13-story Islamic center planned near Ground Zero.

In a letter released late Thursday, Mr. Trump offers to buy the site at 45 Park Place in lower Manhattan for the price paid plus 25%. (Mr. Elzanaty could probably hold out for more.) Mr. Trump points out that while the downtown location is not spectacular, this deal would “end a very serious, inflammatory, and highly divisive situation that is destined, in my opinion, to only get worse.”